Latest Cannabis News: December 10, 2024

Latest Cannabis News: December 10, 2024

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DECEMBER 10TH, 2024

Stay up to date with the latest legalization and cannabis news with the C.B. Advisors. Every week, we will release a snippet of what’s happening with each state in the cannabis industry. Did you miss last week? No worries – click here for last week’s cannabis news.

 

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Texas: Texas bill would legalize recreational marijuana. While Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick wants to ban all THC products in Texas, other lawmakers are looking to make recreational marijuana legal in the state. State Rep. Jessica González (D-Dallas) filed House Bill 1208 for the upcoming legislative session before Patrick came out against THC products. The bill would allow adults 21 and older to use, possess and transport up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana for personal use. Adults would also be allowed to keep up to 10 ounces of cannabis in their residence, as long as it is stored in a secure location. If passed, the bill would take effect on September 1, 2025. The Texas legislative session will begin on Jan. 14, 2025.

Source: https://www.fox26houston.com/news/recreational-marijuana-texas-bill-2024

 

 

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Nebraska: Nebraska Officials Appeal Court’s Dismissal Of Charges Against Notary For Medical Marijuana Petitions. The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office and the Hall County Attorney’s Office are appealing the dismissal of criminal charges against a notary public who notarized medical cannabis petitions for the fall election.

Source: https://www.marijuanamoment.net/nebraska-officials-appeal-courts-dismissal-of-charges-against-notary-for-medical-marijuana-petitions/

 

Kentucky: Gov. Andy Beshear‘s administration has refused to release the names of applicants for medical marijuana dispensary licenses in Kentucky’s nine regions, despite announcing the winners last month. They stated that the list of applicants will remain confidential until after the final lottery for the last two regions on Dec. 16.

Source:https://www.benzinga.com/24/12/42375523/why-kentucky-is-keeping-marijuana-applicants-names-a-secret

 

Pennsylvania: A PA cannabis legalization bill to propose state-run dispensaries with room for private businesses. State Reps. Dan Frankel (D-Allegheny) and Rick Krajewski (D-Philadelphia) are rolling out a substantial new recreational cannabis legalization bill. According to Frankel, it outlines a model that would see cannabis sold in state-owned stores like liquor, while making room for private businesses in other parts of the industry, like growing, cultivation or bar-like consumption sites.

Source:https://penncapital-star.com/cannabis/pennsylvania-cannabis-legalization-bill-to-propose-state-run-dispensaries-with-room-for-private-businesses/

 

Recreational

 

Delaware: Delaware’s lottery for the 15 adult-use marijuana retail business licenses the state will award is scheduled for Dec. 19. The lottery for Open Retailer permits will feature the state’s largest field of applicants, a total of 519.

Source:https://mjbizdaily.com/delaware-lottery-for-adult-use-marijuana-retailer-licenses-set-for-dec-19/

 

Minnesota: Minnesota’s medical cannabis program won’t expand options in 2025. The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) will not add any new medical delivery methods (the form in which a medication is taken) to the medical cannabis program in 2025.

Source: https://www.messagemedia.co/aitkin/news/business/minnesotas-medical-cannabis-program-wont-expand-options-in-2025/article_60530516-ae73-11ef-b609-ef04f6211339.html

 

Ohio: Although voters overwhelmingly chose to legalize recreational marijuana in 2023, one of the most powerful leaders in the state plans to dramatically change what Ohioans selected. So far, the policy has been safeguarded, but it likely won’t be in 2025. Dispensaries and users are worried because Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman, R-Lima, wants to change the policy.

“There were some fundamental flaws in the initiative that was introduced and passed by the voters — which you usually have when there’s not a vetting from all sides,” Huffman said last Wednesday. “The bill that the Senate passed last December addresses many of those things.”

Source:https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/politics/ohio-politics/ohio-gop-again-proposes-restricting-marijuana-and-making-it-more-expensive

 

 

 

 

 

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